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Quick Plow Hook Up

Anybody have any tricks for lining up the truck with the plow when hooking up?
It takes me about 4 or 5 tries to get it right. It is a pain to keep getting in and out of the truck.
Other than that I love the quick hook up of the Boss Plows.

Until you get the hang of it place a dot on the rear of the plow lamp with a paint marker and a second one in the inside of the windshield to line it up with. That will get you close. Most guys simply use a body line on the hood but not all trucks have a definitive rib on the hood any longer.

Most guys get the hang of it after a few storms and no longer need the gun sight method. You'll likely do the same.

I like the Dolly idea, especially since it's in my garage. I saw the picture on here where someone welded a wheel on a post and used the plow shoe mount holes for the wheels.
My concern is the height - What is the maximum height until you have problems with the tower lining up?
Seems to be sensitive to the 15 1/2 " on the truck side.

Furniture dollies would make it too high for mounting wouldn't it? They are like 5 or 6 inches off the ground.

Well, heres what I did with mine. I got a 3/4" concrete bit and driller four holes in my shop floor. I got two 2x4's about 18"s long and drilled two 3/4" holes in the same spot as the concrete. I obviously spaced the two 2x4's enough apart to fit my tire thru. So what I have is two 2x4's that act as a chock for the inside and out side of the tire. So I pull the tire in between the two pieces and drop the plow. This way I just pull into the wood and it's lined up the same every time. If this makes any sense. I guess an easier way to explain it is the automatic carwashes that guide your tires..

My truck has the center line in the hood. I painted a red center stripe on the light bar of the plow. I then stick a telescoping - magnetic pickup tool on the stripe. Line up the hood center with the pickup tool. Hit it first time, almost every time.

I've played a few games of Chase the Plow, but not recently Teh RT3 hook up just keeps getting better and better. Last night I pulled up to the plow with 3" of fresh already on the ground - hooked up, plowed my 1 acre clearing, two passes on the 1000' drive, 1/2 acre lower clearing, 1/2 mile road one pass each way, back up and dropped the plow - all in less time that it would have taken me to sink one pin on my old meyer.